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KAwEAH CoIoHx. Jan. I.
Mr.. ]. a Buchanan.
DIAN ConRADs:-The HOLIDAYS are
with % and We have Ill had . double
Sunday for rest; therefore. sinee the
spirit moves. I will Try and tell you
something about Ksweah Colony. at the
ssms time extending to you the hand Of
fellowship.
We are at present grading roai to
what will be the colony site. for like all
good land not vet in the hands Of the
speculator. the territory whore we ex-
pect 10 establish our homo is some con-
siderable distance from anv travelled
road. In order to reach the colony
lands We must grade eight miles of
road. and It is for the purpose Of forging
ti,is link. that will connect US with the
outside world. that We have established
ourselves in this camp on the banks Of
the lovely Kaweah river.
Our lands lie about forty miles east Of
visalis, the county seat Of Tulare county.
Twenty Of these miles run through the
foothills and up the Ksweah canon into
the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Here in
this grand retreat, where the foot Of the
land-shark has never, entered and where
the curse ofcivilization mas never echoed;
here, where nature is still in her purity,
and holds in her lap and within her
bosom everything to make men con-
tented ready to yield to him who dares
to conquer her, all her treasures here,
at the junction of the east branch with
the north fork Of the Ksweah river, we
will plant home for those who dare
shake Of the yoke Of civilization and
become free men. clothed in their. right
mind. The colony lands are more or
less rolling; about 2.6OO acres can be ir-
risated. The balance. q canon. about
sixteen miles in length, is one Of the
best cattle ranges in the state. The bills
are covered with mountain oak and re-
mind one Of the grand old orchards Of
the eastern states. The land is we'll
watered and will grow anything that
can be produced witain the temperate
zone. Citrous fruits, too, will do we'll on
some of our lands.
Where we are at present established,
on the first quarter section belonging to
the COLONY. we had but two slight frosts
up to the present time. The weather is
very fine, while the climate must be ell
joyed to lie appreciated. The water of
the river is very pure, being in the main
snow water all the year around. The
river has sufficient fall to create water
power for every conceivable enterprise.
Six miles east of the COLONY lands lie
the Giant Forest, one of the grandest
timber belts In the world. This timber
has been purchases d BY a number of
Gods Chosen People who will make
common cause with our COLONY to COM
pei nature to give up her stores, to as
sist us in our endeavor to ameliorate the
condition of poor humanity.
Arailroad company. too, has been or
panized. composed of our own people,
who will construct q railroad to the Giant
Forest. right through the COLONY lands.
thus becoming 9 common carrier for all
our exports and imports. The railroad
company. the timber company, the lum-
ber company and the colony company
will work hand in hand, all aiming for
the same object, viz: to set an example
TO the world and to prove by practical
demonstration that our doctrine is not
utopian, but scientific natural law.
Well, to return to nv subject. We are
at present grading road, in which work
we are progressing very facorably. The
coming week will witness the compile
tion of a bridge across the north fork.
1855 feet between banks, and bv the Of.
teenth Of January we will have finished
two miles of road. We expect to reach
the colony site by May l. There are
some small flats along the route of our
road. Of from five TO ten acres each,
which we shall plant this winter. We
will plant about 1000 trees Of different
varieties, also number of vines. We
shall also raise all Of our vegetables, and
hay for stock. But we do not think 1t
best to till any of the land where the
colonv will permanently locate. because
everything would have to be transported
to the land on the hurricane deck of a
mule. and that is rather costly mode
Of transportation. I therefore would
not deem it advisable for any of our
good brothers or sisters to move to
Kaweah Colony until after Nav l, 1887,
since any time prior to that date they
would have considerable difficulty TO
bring their effects upon tn colony site.
We are all happy to find that so many
good people are coming into our associ-
alton, and you may rest assured that
your name added to the list of our mem.
bership has given us much pleasure. l
will now close lest YOU may wish / had
kept mum.
Fratsrnally your brother in the good
work. G. F. KELLER,